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28.1; Nonsense NEWS entry?

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Message #13 received at 50558 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Phil Hudson <phil.hudson <at> iname.com>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: 50558 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#50558: 28.1; Nonsense NEWS entry?
Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2021 11:20:01 +0100

That comment makes me think you may have missed the point, and since
you don't include your updated entry I can't tell if the new one
addresses it or not.

Let's try it algebraically:

+*** New utility function 'x'.
+This is like 'x', but works in the opposite direction.

Literally a direct self-contradiction.

On Mon, 13 Sept 2021 at 09:29, Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org> wrote:
>
> Phil Hudson <phil.hudson <at> iname.com> writes:
>
> > The NEWS entry documenting new function 'insert-into-buffer'
> >  http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/commit/etc/NEWS?id=210b10f3fe7d2b847f7af31276c05001c8fc0ed7
> >  appears to me to be self-contradictory.
>
> I don't see how it contradicts itself, but it's not a good NEWS entry.
> I've now rewritten it.
>
> --
> (domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
>    bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no

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